2006 Israeli Basketball League Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena |
Malha Arena Jerusalem |
| Dates | 15 October–19 October 2006 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ironi Ashkelon (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |
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Winner Cup 2006 is the 1st edition of the Israeli basketball pre-season tournament - Winner Cup. It was played on 15 October-19 October in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the jewish holiday of Sukkot. Ironi Ashkelon has won the cup after beating Maccabi Rishon LeZion 79-73 in the final.
Withdrawals
The teams that finished at the top eight places on Basketball Super League 2005–06 were supposed to compete in the tournament.
Maccabi Tel Aviv that finished 1st in the 2005-06 season has withdrawn from the tournament due to schedule problems.
Hapoel Tel Aviv that finished on the 8th place was relegated to the 2nd division due to financial problems and was not eligible to compete in the tournament.
The both teams were replaced by the 9th and 10th ranked teams - Bnei HaSharon and Ironi Ramat Gan, respectively.
Tournament Bracket
The teams were matched by their last season standings (2nd VS 10th, 3rd VS 9th, etc...).
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Ironi Nahariya | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | 102 | ||||||||||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 109 | ||||||||||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Bnei HaSharon | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Ironi Ashkelon | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Ironi Ashkelon | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | 85 | ||||||||||||
| Ironi Ashkelon | 65 | Third place | |||||||||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Ironi Ramat Gan | 72 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | 89 | ||||||||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 83 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 93 | ||||||||||
Results
Quarter-finals
15 October 17:30 |
| Ironi Nahariya | 77–87 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 23-19, 13-23, 21-24 | ||
| Pts: Ben David 18 Rebs: Kozikaro 8 Asts: Limonad 6 |
Pts: Davis 26 Rebs: Wallace 10 Asts: Straight 8 | |
15 October 20:00 |
| Ironi Ramat Gan | 72–83 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-28, 16-25, 15-14, 20-16 | ||
| Pts: Allen 30 Rebs: Louis, Allen 6 Asts: McCants 12 |
Pts: Austin 18 Rebs: Golemac, Austin 7 Asts: Austin 5 | |
16 October 17:30 |
| Ironi Ashkelon | 101–85 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-22, 33-15, 19-26, 39-22 | ||
| Pts: Eitan 31 Rebs: Miles 15 Asts: Hatten,Miles 7 |
Pts: Casspi 24 Rebs: Blloberk, Stockman 6 Asts: Rot 7 | |
16 October 20:00 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 77–76 | Bnei HaSharon |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-16, 19-17, 23-13, 14-30 | ||
| Pts: Shimonovich 19 Rebs: Shimonovich 12 Asts: Kantor,Tolbert,Shimonovich 4 |
Pts: Williams, Cisse 15 Rebs: Cisse 13 Asts: Katz 5 | |
Semi-finals
18 October |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 109–102 () | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-27, 29-19, 22-23, 22-21, Overtime: 19-12 | ||
| Pts: Kantor,Moore 21 Rebs: Moore 12 Asts: Sidney 8 |
Pts: Straight 29 Rebs: Wallace 16 Asts: Davis 5 | |
18 October |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 60–65 | Ironi Ashkelon |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 19-19, 9-17, 10-15 | ||
| Pts: Bowers 19 Rebs: Golemac, Bowers 9 Asts: Golemac 8 |
Pts: Hatten 20 Rebs: Miles 8 Asts: Colman 5 | |
Third-place game
19 October |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 93–89 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 24-15, 29-21, 22-30 | ||
| Pts: Bowers 20 | Pts: Davis 35 | |
Final
19 October |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 73–79 | Ironi Ashkelon |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-18, 12-26, 17-15, 17-20 | ||
| Pts: Tolbert 27 Rebs: Moore 10 Asts: Moore 3 |
Pts: Eitan 17 Rebs: Hatten 13 Asts: Hatten 5 | |